Suspender-end



(No Model.) i

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No. 305,576. l Patentedept. 23, 1884.

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by declare the following, when taken in con- `tubular form, and so as to inclose the lower bar, f, of the loop B, and as seen inFig. 6,

the loop detached; Fig. 6, a vertical section UNITED STATES ERNEST DEMING, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

SUSPENDER-END.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,576, dated September 23, 1884.

Application filed August 9, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ERNns'r DEMING, of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvenient in Suspender-Ends; and I do here(- nection with accompanying drawings and the letters of referencel marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, iii- Figure l,.a front view; Fig.' 2, a rear view; Fig. 3, the blank from which the clasp is cut; Fig. 4. a perspective View of the attachment complete, ready to receive the straps; Fig. 5,

through one of the spurs; Fig. 7, the straps as placed upon the clasp, the spurs turned down preparatory to closing the wings.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of suspender-ends in which the straps are made from narrow webbing, the ob-v ject being the construction of a clasp which will secure the upper ends iirmly together, hold them at the proper angle, and provide a convenient means for engaging the buckle on the suspender; and the invention consists in the construction of the metallic attachment, as more fully hereinafter described, and particularly recited in the claim.

From tin or other suitable metal the blank for the clasp is cut, as seen in Figt 3. This consists of a body, A, from the upper end of which is an extension, a, to form the sleeve for the attachment ot' the loop.V The two sides of the body, as indicated by the broken line, are inclined according to the inclination of the suspender-ends. The width across the upper end is about equal to the width of the webbing to be used. At the lower end is a central spur, b, and at each side of it another spur, d. From each of the inclined sides of the body a wing, e, extends, which corresponds'in shape to substantially one-half the body, `and which are cut, as in Fig. 3, so that when folded upon the body their upper edges will come into a horizontal line, as seen in Fig. 2.

Bis the loop, made from wire, of, ring shape, the two ends meeting` on the lower bar, which is straight, and in length corresponds to the projection a. The projection ci is bent into and so as to form substantially a hinge between the clasp and the loop. The spurs b and d (l are turned upward at right angles-to the body A, as seen in Fig. 4, and the wings c e are also turned up at right angles `to the body A, as seen in Fig; et, and upon the in-4 cline of the respectivesides of the body A.

The straps O C are made from webbing of the usual width, having a button-hole at their lower end. These are cut in separate pieces and oi' the required length. Their upper end is laid upon the body a, between the wings e` e, as seen in Fig. 7, the spurs i'orced through the webbing and bent down upon the reverse side,.as seen in Fig. 7. Then the wings e are turned down upon the reverse side of the webbin'g and over the spurs, as seen in Fig. 6, and also indicated in broken lines, Fig. 7. The wings cover the turned-down end of the spurs, and not only hide them and protecty Itheir points, but prevent the strain upon the straps from straining the spurs. They also protect the upper or raw edge ot' the straps.

The turned-up wings c e serve to locate thestraps C C at ythe required angle, or rather as a guide by which they may be attached to the body of the clasp. This construction of attachment enables the use of tlat webbing,

makes a neat ii nish, and simple attachment for the ends to the buckle.

l claim- The herein-describedimprovement in suspender-ends, consisting of the clasp composed of the body A,'constructed with a projection,

a, at its upper end, wit-h spurs Z) and d d at its f lower end, its sides inclined according to the inclination of the straps to be attached, and with a wing, e, on each of the inclined sides corresponding in shape substantially to onehalf the body A, combined with the loop B, its lower bar inclosed by the projection a, to form a hinge between the two parts, the webbing straps C G, arranged upon the body A, the spurs b and d el, passed through the r'espective straps and turned down upon the reverse side, the wings c e, also .turned down upon the said reverse side and over the pointsV of the spurs, substantially as described.

y ERNEST -DEMlNG.

lVitnesses:

F. O. Parn'rnn, H. XV. HUBBARD. 

